Again another confused complaining thread by mysel...

Hey again and again and again XD
Incase a mod reads this can you check and see how far along in the queue my email is as its been about 5 days i think, anyways.
So i was connected up to about 3 days and 12 hours averaging 5.8mb and then my hub reset. now im currently on about 21 hours 22mins connected and im getting the same problems i had the other day, my download is dropping to about 0.20mb - 1.10mb and its getting really annoying. I mean its not like im getting limited during peak hours because it only really happens for 1-3 hours and then it goes back up but still this is really annoying for myself.
I dont think it could be anything in my area which is causing it or any loose wires etc so the only thing i can think is its something on BTs end, im also on fastpath but that has nothing to do with it because my line is nice and stable.
Does anyone have an idea of what it may be? my stats are the same as when my connection was fine, ive checked my exchange and thats also fine, could it be something on the exchange end?

ADSL Line Status
Connection Information
Line state:
Connected
Connection time:
0 days, 22:00:27
Downstream:
6.867 Mbps
Upstream:
1.015 Mbps
ADSL Settings
VPI/VCI:
0/38
Type:
PPPoA
Modulation:
G.992.5 Annex A
Latency type:
Fast
Noise margin (Down/Up):
5.6 dB / 5.8 dB
Line attenuation (Down/Up):
44.3 dB / 18.8 dB
Output power (Down/Up):
20.7 dBm / 12.6 dBm
FEC Events (Down/Up):
0 / 0
CRC Events (Down/Up):
326190 / 86
Loss of Framing (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Signal (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
Loss of Power (Local/Remote):
0 / 0
HEC Events (Down/Up):
131117 / 55
Error Seconds (Local/Remote):
8392 / 68

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    ID_SUBTITLE_ID=2
    ID_SUBTITLE_ID=0
    ID_SUBTITLE_ID=6
    ID_SUBTITLE_ID=5
    ID_SUBTITLE_ID=4
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